the magic hat participation case comes with participation lager, #9, Circus Boy and Jinx. i'm stopping by my brother-in-law's to sell him 6 or so dogfish heads and if i do that, it'll've been about $60 er, uh, just under $70.

LeopardLetang wrote:i forgot about Stone. didn't realize how pricey it was as a case. but stone ipa = i like it.

Hey, it has to come across the country from Southern California...even now, that still ain't cheap!

Brew Your Own magazine did an article on 2008 hop acreage, and while it's increased (mostly for high-alpha) hops, it's going to be another year before that increased acreage lowers hop prices (hop plants generally take 2 years to start producing useful cones)....we're looking at another year of hops at $20-30 a pound....once again, not cheap, and Stone certainly uses their fair share of hops!

The Punkin Ale is as good a pumpkin beer as there is out there. I'm honestly not a big fan of Magic Hat (think they're more style than substance), but if you enjoy it, it's always a good deal!

LeopardLetang wrote:i forgot about Stone. didn't realize how pricey it was as a case. but stone ipa = i like it.

Hey, it has to come across the country from Southern California...even now, that still ain't cheap!

Brew Your Own magazine did an article on 2008 hop acreage, and while it's increased (mostly for high-alpha) hops, it's going to be another year before that increased acreage lowers hop prices (hop plants generally take 2 years to start producing useful cones)....we're looking at another year of hops at $20-30 a pound....once again, not cheap, and Stone certainly uses their fair share of hops!

The Punkin Ale is as good a pumpkin beer as there is out there. I'm honestly not a big fan of Magic Hat (think they're more style than substance), but if you enjoy it, it's always a good deal!

i see. well, my tastes change fairly quickly. i'm surely into #9 for now. it made me interested to try some other magic hat's. so far, the participation lager is a negative in my book. unreasonably bitter. i'll let you know what i think about the other two i got.